There’s been a bit of a buzz about this new eco-friendly way to wrap things up. Something that’s like cling wrap, but not the least bit wasteful. And to be honest, I thought it was a little too good to be true. But when Margaux, owner of Montreal’s B Factory sent me some of her […]

How many different versions of Cinderella can you think of? Books, movies, TV, plays, musicals… This story crosses cultures and has many variations. Having a daughter who was, at one time, pretty obsessed with all things princess, I’ve seen my share of Cinderella movies. What comes to mind: The Disney Classic, released in 1950 Ella […]

I recently wrote about how much the kids and I love Jennifer Gasoi‘s newest project, Blue and Red Make Purple. The CD-book is now available! (As of October 1, 2016). I was so happy to have the opportunity to interview Jennifer, and even more stoked to offer a copy of the book to a lucky […]

Eliza Moore has been making music since she was a toddler growing up on a horse farm in Vermont. Her childhood was all about choirs, orchestras and chamber groups. During a European tour in college, Eliza says she realized for better or for worse, her life’s purpose was to be a musician. I’ve been listening […]

Recently, I decided to reclaim my weekends. Between teaching and learning to teach, I’d been away many, many weekends in the past few years. With Babe now in Kindergarten, it was becoming very difficult to spend as much time with my family as I wanted to.

So I’ve found myself, these days, able to sleep in to at least 7:30! I’ve found myself able to do nothing, do laundry, or go out on a family excursion. I’ve also found myself with time to cook a nice breakfast.

A family favourite is plantain pancakes Paleo Mom style. Bacon and eggs are always a hit.

I recently received the Hamilton Beach 3-in-1 Grill-Griddle to test out. It’s not something I’m going to take out on our busy bee mornings (did I mention we’re up at 6:20 now). But for our mostly chill weekends, it was perfect.

Some product features:

2 dishwasher safe, PFOA free, nonstick, reversible grids

2 cooking areas with adjustable heat

Double-sided grids offer 3 cooking options

Center grease channel and dishwasher safe grease tray

180 sq in non-stick cooking surface

The reversible grid is my favourite feature. You can decide if you want two sides of griddle, or grill, or one of each. The machine comes with a handy guide, for which foods are better on which side, and how long the recommend you cook, and at what temperature. It’s pretty fool-proof.

We questioned the practicality of owning this grill. Would it be just another kitchen gadget? I don’t know for sure. But I feel if we make use of it on weekend mornings, it’s going to be worth it. We use the BBQ quite often in the summer, as well, so I’m planning on using this as a nice replacement for veggies, meat, whatever.

This machine is convenient, but it’s not as fast as cooking in the microwave. In case that’s something you like to do. It does that some time for the grill to heat up, but it’s not a slow cooker either. It’s very similar to making bacon and eggs on the stove, plus the added option of the grill.

My husband kind of scoffed, worried clean-up was going to be difficult. Usually whoever cooks, doesn’t clean. But he was very surprised to see how easy clean up was. The drip tray catches all the mess, and washing the griddle and grill took a minute.

We pretty much do everything to avoid being uncomfortable, don’t we? I don’t know about you, but in the summer, I blast the air conditioner. In the winter, the heat. We avoid speaking the truth in a situation for fear that we might become… Uncomfortable. We can take medication at the slightest discomfort. Even a […]

I was in a yoga class the other day, and the teacher, Bram, was talking about how there’s a certain almost chaotic energy in the air at this time of year. I coudn’t agree more. For me, it’s like blowing wind, or even better, those wasps that are just everywhere these days! So I figure, […]

My kids love music. They play the music we have in our collection (as I’ve written before, Babe’s fave these days is Tom Petty, while Bug leans toward Bob Marley). They make music with the instruments we have at home, whether it’s a drumkit, glock, trumpet, guitar or ukelele. And both kids have their own […]

Speak the truth. Speak your truth. Honestly is the best policy, isn’t it? We have this thing, in our house, where we try not to encourage lying. I think most people try to raise their kids that way, don’t they? But I mean more specifically, we encourage them to be honest when they’ve some something […]

I realized, after making plans to see Ice Age on Ice at the Bell Centre, that I hadn’t ever even seen the Ice Age movies. My kids, however, seem to be very familiar with them. According to 5yo Babe, the Ice Age on Ice production is original, and not a live, on-ice enactment of the […]

About Jenny

Jenny Berthiaume is a yoga teacher and therapist with 500+ hours of Yoga Alliance training. She is passionate about teaching prenatal, postnatal and children’s yoga. Jenny is a birth and postpartum doula, as well as a mom of two. Join me in this adventure in yoga and parenting.